October 23, 2019

NFO formerly assigned to VP-5 arrested for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by alert5

A naval flight officer formerly assigned to VP-5 and his wife have been arrested in the United States for trying to smuggle military-style boats to China.

180301-N-CL765-013 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Mar. 1, 2018) Lt. Fan Yang, left, a tactical coordinator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, demonstrates the systems onboard a P-8A Poseidon aircraft to members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The ‘Mad Foxes’ of VP 5, detached from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67 to CTF 57, are supporting missions in U.S. 5th Fleet to demonstrate cross-combatant command interoperability, deter potential adversaries and to provide large-scale intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jakoeb Vandahlen/Released)

Britain, UAE buying CH-47s

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U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has disclosed that United Arab Emirates and the U.K. are seeking to buy CH-47s from Boeing.

Maj. Will Cox [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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RQ-4s are redeployed from Yokota to Andersen

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RQ-4s assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing have been redeployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 20, 2019.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres

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Cameroon interested in purchasing Pantsir-S1

Posted on October 23, 2019 by alert5

Cameroon’s ambassador to Russia, Mahamat Paba Sale, told Sputnik that his country is negotiating to buy the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system.

Dmitriy Fomin from Moscow, Russia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Wreck of IJN Akagi

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